Low Voltage Lighting

Landscape LED based lighting for your exterior lighting needs

Outdoor Low Voltage LED Lighting

Deciding whether or not to use LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lamps in
your landscape
lighting system is actually quite simple. If you are installing
new landscape lights, including the purchase of new transformers,
then the choice is easy; you should almost certainly use LED bulbs
and LED based landscape lighting
fixtures.

And if you want to lower your energy
usage and costs, then LED lamps will last 5 times longer
than fluorescent's and 12 times longer than standard outdoor halogen
bulbs and use up to 80% less energy to operate. The 20% to 30% extra
you will pay up front will more than pay for itself in the long run
by using less energy per month and save in bulb replacement costs
over time. LED Lighting is also environmentally friendly - containing
no lead, mercury or glass.

Modern LED Bulbs versus Traditional Halogen Bulbs

LED Bulbs

Bulb Wattages range from 1.5 watts to 15 watts

Transformers range from 50 watts to 300 watts

A 300 watt transformer can have 56 5 watt LED fixtures

Longer wire runs using smaller gauge wire

LED Fixtures are cool or slightly warm to the touch

Wide range of color temperatures to choose from

Truer white color with little yellow

50,000 hour bulb life

Little or no maintenance

Much less energy use (80% less)

More Environmentally friendly

Halogen Bulbs

Bulb wattages range from 10W – 50W

Transformers range from 300 watts to 1200 watts

A 300 watt transformer can only have 14 20 watt fixtures

Longer wire runs require higher gauge wire

Halogen fixtures are very hot and could cause burns if touched

Only one color temperature to choose from

Lots of yellow color but still white and dimmable

2,000 to 4,000 bulb life

Constant Maintenance

Higher Energy Use

Less environmentally friendly as they can contain lead, mercury
and have to be disposed of more often and take more electricity
to run